16:46
أَوْيَأْخُذَهُمْفِىتَقَلُّبِهِمْفَمَاهُمبِمُعْجِزِينَ٤٦
aw yakhudhahum fī taqallubihim famā hum bimuʿ'jizīna
Or that He would not seize them during their [usual] activity, and they could not cause failure [i.e., escape from Him]?(46)
Surah An-Nahl, Ayah 46 (16:46)
ٱلنَّحْل
أَوْ يَأْخُذَهُمْ فِى تَقَلُّبِهِمْ فَمَا هُم بِمُعْجِزِينَ
Quran 16:46 is ayah 46 of Surah An-Nahl (“The Bee”), a Meccan surah of 128 ayahs. It is in Juz 14, on page 272 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 14
- Hizb 27
- Page 272
- Ruku 6
- Revealed Mecca
Word by word
- أَوْawOr
- يَأْخُذَهُمْyakhudhahumthat He may seize them
- فِىfīin
- تَقَلُّبِهِمْtaqallubihimtheir going to and fro
- فَمَاfamāthen not
- هُمhumthey
- بِمُعْجِزِينَbimuʿ'jizīnawill be able to escape
Tafsir (commentary) of 16:46
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This commentary explains ayahs 16:45–47 together.